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February 11, 2026
United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity
Preparatory Committee
First session of the Preparatory Committee (19 to 30 January 2026)
Statements made during the general debate
Statements by States and observers
- Cameroon (on behalf of African Group)
- European Union (on behalf of the EU and its Member States)
- Jordan (on behalf of Arab Group)
- Sweden (on behalf of the Nordic countries)
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) (on behalf of a group of States)
- Estonia (on behalf of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
- Egypt
- Switzerland
- State of Palestine
- Republic of Korea
- Germany
- Mexico
- Türkiye
- New Zealand
- Liechtenstein
- China
- Eritrea
- Iraq
- Portugal
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
- Algeria
- France
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Gambia
- Brazil
- Serbia
- Andorra
- Slovakia
- Guatemala
- Ukraine
- Pakistan
- Chile
- Canada
- Japan
- Cyprus
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Holy See
- Nicaragua
- Afghanistan
- Belgium
- Cameroon
- Greece
- Rwanda
- Tunisia
- Spain
- Slovenia
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Malta
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
- Maldives
- Australia
- Italy
- Uruguay
- Russian Federation
- Zimbabwe
- Sudan
- Senegal
- Costa Rica
- India
- South Africa
- Sierra Leone
- Myanmar
- Timor-Leste
- Burundi
- Pan-African Intergovernmental Agency for Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA)
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Statements by NGOs
- American Society of International Law (on behalf of International Law Association)
- C-Fam, Inc. (also on behalf of Global Helping to Advance Women and Children)
- International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (on behalf of Redress Trust)
- World Future Council Foundation (also on behalf of Center for Justice and International Law and MADRE)
- Amnesty International
- Fundación Luz María
- Global Justice Center
- Human Rights Watch
- International Alliance of Women
- International Commission of Jurists
- Stichting Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
- TRIAL International
- World Federation for Mental Health
Statements made in the Working Group
Statements made at the final plenary meeting
- Iraq (also on behalf of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, The Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and Yemen)